L&T, Reliance bidders for Yogi's flagship Rs 182 bn Purvanchal Expressway

Slated to be India's largest access-controlled expressway, it would prune travel time between Ghazipur and Lucknow to less than 5 hrs

Infrastructure majors including L&T and Reliance Infrastructure are among the seven companies in fray for Yogi Adityanath government’s flagship Purvanchal Expressway project that is estimated at Rs 182 billion.

In the financial bids that began on Thursday for the proposed 340-km Purvanchal Expressway, seven companies --- NCC Limited, Apco Infratech, L&T, PNC Infratech, L&T, Gayatri Projects, Afcons Infrastructure and Reliance Infrastructure --- have emerged as lowest bidders for the eight packages.

The bids would be forwarded to the cabinet for consideration and subsequent award of the respective package to the lowest bidder. This process is likely to take two to